A Blairgowrie man has been sentenced to a year-and-a-half in prison after a newborn baby he was supposed to be caring for ingested cocaine and stopped breathing.
Perth Sheriff Court heard Geo Wheeler was tasked to look after the nine-week-old boy while the child’s mother attended a funeral but he was exposed to the Class A drug during their time together.
Fiscal depute Bill Kermode said the child had already been ill for some time when he was left in the care of Wheeler at a property in Rattray.
